Nomination Committee Meeting Minutes
September 29, 2026
DRAFT - REGULAR MEETING AGENDA MINUTES
FOR THE CITY OF NAPA NOMINATION COMMITTEE
September 29, 2026 – 5:00 PM
City Hall Council Chambers
955 School Street, Napa, CA 94559
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL – 5:00 PM
NOMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Councilmembers Bernie Narvaez and Beth Painter
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Samantha Pascoe, Deputy City Clerk
2. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS - Deputy City Clerk Pascoe announced an updated application was submitted from Daniel Wilkowsky for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission nomination as a supplemental.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.A. Approved the February 9, 2026 Regular Nomination Committee Meeting Minutes.
5. INTERVIEWS AND RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENTS
5.A. Interview applicants and make recommended appointments to the Parks, Recreation, and Trees Advisory Commission.
Councilmembers Narvaez and Painter interviewed applicants Megan Cassady (on Teams),Rex Stults, Mike Wallace, and Brian Bordona.
Jeffrey Richard was not present (he submitted a letter addressing the Commission).
At the conclusion of the applicant interviews, Councilmembers Narvaez and Painter completed a ballot, ranking the applicants on a scale of 1-5 with five being the most qualified. Ballots were then distributed to Deputy City Clerk Pascoe.
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Nomination Committee Meeting Minutes
September 29, 2026
The balloting resulted in the following votes:
Narvaez: Stults (5); Bordona (4); Wallace (3); Cassady (2); Richard (1) Painter: Bordona (5); Stults (4); Richard (3); Cassady (2); Wallace (1) Deputy City Clerk Pascoe announced that applicants Bordona, Stults, Richard, and Wallace would move forward as the recommended nominees for appointment.
5.B. Interview applicants and make recommended appointments to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission.
Councilmembers Narvaez and Painter interviewed applicants James Rosen, James McCeney, and Donal O'Briain.
Daniel Wilkowsky was not present (submitted a letter addressing the Commission).
At the conclusion of the applicant interviews, Councilmembers Narvaez and Painter completed a ballot, ranking the applicants on a scale of 1-4 with four being the most qualified. Ballots were then distributed to Deputy City Clerk Pascoe.
The balloting resulted in the following votes:
Narvaez: O'Briain (4); Rosen (3); Wilkowsky (2); McCeney (1) Painter: O'Briain (4); Rosen (3); Wilkowsky (2); McCeney (1) Deputy City Clerk Pascoe announced that applicants O'Briain, Rosen, and Wilkowsky would move forward as the recommended nominees for appointment.
6. ADJOURNMENT – 5:59 PM
Samantha Pascoe, Deputy City Clerk